{"id":1605659,"date":"2026-06-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/q8EumnM9wr6jbS2rRF3rRi"},"modified":"2026-06-13T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:00:00","slug":"palworld-1-0-wont-wipe-your-data-but-you-should-says-pocketpairs-publishing-boss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/palworld-1-0-wont-wipe-your-data-but-you-should-says-pocketpairs-publishing-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Palworld 1.0 won’t wipe your data, ‘but you should’ says Pocketpair’s publishing boss"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

As announced at this year’s Summer Games Fest, Palworld<\/u><\/a> 1.0 arrives in less than a month. The launch version looks like it’ll introduce a lot <\/em>of new stuff to Pocketpair’s Pok\u00e9mon-inspired survival-crafting game, and with all those additions comes a question: will Palworld 1.0 require players to start again from scratch, or will you be able to carry on your adventure as normal?<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Pocketpair’s head of publishing and communications John Buckley has the answer: “You do NOT need to wipe your data for Palworld 1.0”, Buckley announced on Palworld’s Discord. “But you should.”<\/p>\n

Buckley explained his reasoning. “Players can continue their existing saves if they wish, as we want to respect the time and effort you have put in. However, due to the large number of changes to the game, including overhauls to mechanics and new content, we believe that starting a new character will give you the best experience of Palworld!”<\/p>\n

Pocketpair hasn’t yet specified what changes will be coming to Palworld with its 1.0 update. Thus far we just have the broad strokes. The Steam page for the announcement points to certain things depicted in its cinematic trailer, such as “new Pals, new areas, an ominous new threat, and the long-awaited World Tree”.<\/p>\n

\n